Finally I bought an h-pipe

stevstum · 05-18-2001, 08:26 PM

I bought an h-pipe over the internet through Sacramento Mustang for $119. Iam wondering how it will sound and how much HP I will gain. All the info you can give me would be awesome.

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Steve Stumbaugh

89 LX 5.0 5sp.
Removed air silencer
Motorcraft 8mm wires
Autolite platinum plugs

Francismaximus · 05-18-2001, 10:29 PM

May sound a little louder more noisy if you already have flowmasters in there already. Maybe 5-10 hp on the top end while racing. Usually good for 1-2 tenths of a second.

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stevstum · 05-19-2001, 01:58 AM

Oh ya I forgot to say that I have the stock headers and mufflers still. Will I still see any HP gains. Will it sound a little better even though the mufflers are stock.

blueneonman1 · 05-19-2001, 02:10 AM

I had an h-pipe before I put my hollow cats back on. I loved the h-pipe, but for other reasons I had to put the cats back on. What I noticed from the h-pipe was a shift in the power band from 2-3k to 3-4k. Seemed like torque was being robbed from 1-2k band and given to 3-4k. But racing is mostly in the high RPMs anyway so its ok. Just get some shorty headers to team it up!

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Blueneonman - '95 5.0L Mustang GT Convertible | K&N Custom Cold Air Intake | FMS 9mm Wires | Hollow Cats | Flowmaster 2 Chambers | BBK Subframes | 6-pt Rollcage | 14deg Timing | King Cobra Clutch | FMS Adjustable Clutch Cable | Coolest Neon Lighting on a Mustang EVER!

Homepage: http://www16.brinkster.com/blueneonman/

Best time: 14.578 @96.20mph

TheSloAod · 05-19-2001, 08:31 AM

it will sound like varooom-varooom... you havent heard a mustang with an h pipe? will probally wont be able to feel a difference in power

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My slo aod- 3.73s, pullies, flowmasters, h-pipe, bbk cold air, and 13.42 in the 1/4 @ 103 mph

AB89GT · 05-19-2001, 06:28 PM

I would suggest getting some flows instead of the stock sh*t. With the h-pipe, the make an unbelievably mean sound!! With the exaust I have, theres people who think my car is sick fast, when really its mostly stock.

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89 black GT, 5 spd
flex-a-lite electric fan
flowmaster cat-back + h-pipe
1 5/8 equal length shorty headers
MSD Blaster coil

1BAD89 · 05-19-2001, 10:08 PM

I don't know about 2 tenths off your 1/4 mile time just with an off-road h-pipe, that seems a little dreamy to me. But I have the BBK off-road h-pipe and with flows it sounds realy good.

BlackFly · 05-20-2001, 12:56 AM

up here where smog rules dont exist, there is hardly a cat left on a mustang and beleive me its for 2 main reasons, noticable power difference and sound man, lots of sound. that noise coming out of your car now will all be gone and replace with rrrrr.

stevstum · 05-21-2001, 10:03 AM

I have driven a 93 with full exhaust mods and that is it. It did sound awesome, so that is all I have to go by. Out here in Oregon it is over ran by imports. They always look at me at stop lights but will not race. We have Woodburn Drag Strip and that is were all of the Mustang guys go. All of the v8 cars go to the strip and stay away from the street. Street racing is realy big in Portland and Vancover. Look at nwstreetracing.com and you can tell who rules the streets here. That is why I am tring to build the stang. I want the impoorts to be on there toes when they see me.

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Steve Stumbaugh

89 LX 5.0 5sp.
Removed air silencer
Motorcraft 8mm wires
Autolite platinum plugs

4rd-BOY · 05-21-2001, 11:16 AM

for the sound.. can't beat H-pipe and Flows.
I still have the stock headers on.. I have a cold air intake, advanced Timming, and the exhaust.. what do you think the HP / Sound would be like with headers?
worth it?

LincoConti87 · 05-23-2001, 12:02 AM

Hey can I have your old H pipe when u r done with it? I want to convert my 87 Lincoln Continental to dual exhaust for an easy 15 or so horses since I have the sucky 150 horse 5.0.....squeaky81@aol.com if you want to and if not no sweat

joe4speed · 05-23-2001, 02:44 AM

Ohhh it'll sound sweet!! When we had emissions testing here, I'd have to put the stock cats on once a year to pass, and I couldn't wait to get them off again!!! It really makes a diffrence!!!

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Joe!
1988 GT, 167,000 miles!!! 13.58@105mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:
www.joe4speed.com
1999 Ninja ZX-6R 10.32@135mph!
1993 Olds Eighty Eight LSS 16.40@88.8mph

05-18-2001, 08:26 PM	#1
stevstum Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salem, Or. USA Posts: 233	Finally I bought an h-pipe I bought an h-pipe over the internet through Sacramento Mustang for $119. Iam wondering how it will sound and how much HP I will gain. All the info you can give me would be awesome. ------------------ Steve Stumbaugh 89 LX 5.0 5sp. Removed air silencer Motorcraft 8mm wires Autolite platinum plugs

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05-18-2001, 10:29 PM	#2
Francismaximus Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Harriman, NY, USA Posts: 11	May sound a little louder more noisy if you already have flowmasters in there already. Maybe 5-10 hp on the top end while racing. Usually good for 1-2 tenths of a second. ------------------

05-19-2001, 01:58 AM	#3
stevstum Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salem, Or. USA Posts: 233	Oh ya I forgot to say that I have the stock headers and mufflers still. Will I still see any HP gains. Will it sound a little better even though the mufflers are stock.

05-19-2001, 02:10 AM	#4
blueneonman1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 208	I had an h-pipe before I put my hollow cats back on. I loved the h-pipe, but for other reasons I had to put the cats back on. What I noticed from the h-pipe was a shift in the power band from 2-3k to 3-4k. Seemed like torque was being robbed from 1-2k band and given to 3-4k. But racing is mostly in the high RPMs anyway so its ok. Just get some shorty headers to team it up! ------------------ Blueneonman - '95 5.0L Mustang GT Convertible \| K&N Custom Cold Air Intake \| FMS 9mm Wires \| Hollow Cats \| Flowmaster 2 Chambers \| BBK Subframes \| 6-pt Rollcage \| 14deg Timing \| King Cobra Clutch \| FMS Adjustable Clutch Cable \| Coolest Neon Lighting on a Mustang EVER! Homepage: http://www16.brinkster.com/blueneonman/ Best time: 14.578 @96.20mph

05-19-2001, 08:31 AM	#5
TheSloAod Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: baytown, tx usa Posts: 121	it will sound like varooom-varooom... you havent heard a mustang with an h pipe? will probally wont be able to feel a difference in power ------------------ My slo aod- 3.73s, pullies, flowmasters, h-pipe, bbk cold air, and 13.42 in the 1/4 @ 103 mph

05-19-2001, 06:28 PM	#6
AB89GT Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Rockville, MD Posts: 49	I would suggest getting some flows instead of the stock sh*t. With the h-pipe, the make an unbelievably mean sound!! With the exaust I have, theres people who think my car is sick fast, when really its mostly stock. ------------------ 89 black GT, 5 spd flex-a-lite electric fan flowmaster cat-back + h-pipe 1 5/8 equal length shorty headers MSD Blaster coil

05-19-2001, 10:08 PM	#7
1BAD89 Tubbed and Juiced Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,861	I don't know about 2 tenths off your 1/4 mile time just with an off-road h-pipe, that seems a little dreamy to me. But I have the BBK off-road h-pipe and with flows it sounds realy good.

05-20-2001, 12:56 AM	#8
BlackFly Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: winnipeg , manitoba , canada Posts: 83	up here where smog rules dont exist, there is hardly a cat left on a mustang and beleive me its for 2 main reasons, noticable power difference and sound man, lots of sound. that noise coming out of your car now will all be gone and replace with rrrrr.

05-21-2001, 10:03 AM	#9
stevstum Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salem, Or. USA Posts: 233	I have driven a 93 with full exhaust mods and that is it. It did sound awesome, so that is all I have to go by. Out here in Oregon it is over ran by imports. They always look at me at stop lights but will not race. We have Woodburn Drag Strip and that is were all of the Mustang guys go. All of the v8 cars go to the strip and stay away from the street. Street racing is realy big in Portland and Vancover. Look at nwstreetracing.com and you can tell who rules the streets here. That is why I am tring to build the stang. I want the impoorts to be on there toes when they see me. ------------------ Steve Stumbaugh 89 LX 5.0 5sp. Removed air silencer Motorcraft 8mm wires Autolite platinum plugs

05-21-2001, 11:16 AM	#10
4rd-BOY Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Burlington ON Canada Posts: 9	for the sound.. can't beat H-pipe and Flows. I still have the stock headers on.. I have a cold air intake, advanced Timming, and the exhaust.. what do you think the HP / Sound would be like with headers? worth it?

05-23-2001, 12:02 AM	#11
LincoConti87 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tallahassee,Florida,USA Posts: 188	Hey can I have your old H pipe when u r done with it? I want to convert my 87 Lincoln Continental to dual exhaust for an easy 15 or so horses since I have the sucky 150 horse 5.0.....squeaky81@aol.com if you want to and if not no sweat

05-23-2001, 02:44 AM	#12
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	Ohhh it'll sound sweet!! When we had emissions testing here, I'd have to put the stock cats on once a year to pass, and I couldn't wait to get them off again!!! It really makes a diffrence!!! ------------------ Joe! 1988 GT, 167,000 miles!!! 13.58@105mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website: www.joe4speed.com 1999 Ninja ZX-6R 10.32@135mph! 1993 Olds Eighty Eight LSS 16.40@88.8mph